Two weeks ago on Disney Park Blog announced that Captain EO will be returning to the Disneyland Resort in February 2010.
Today we have an update. “Honey, I Shrunk the Audience,†the show currently in Tomorrowland, will close January 4 so work can begin in the theater to prepare for the Captain’s return.
Check back on the Disney Parks Blog for additional updates.
Watch two professional games for only $13.50!
Come kick off ESPN The Weekend with the WALT DISNEY WORLD® Pro Soccer Classic.
The WALT DISNEY WORLD® Pro Soccer Classic will feature: FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, and Toronto FC. Two games will be held each night on Thursday, February 25 and Saturday, February 27 at the newly re-imagined ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
For tickets visit ticketmaster.com
For group ticket sales, please call 407-938-3805.
The Nature Conservancy’s Disney Wilderness Preserve is a remarkable place to experience natural Florida. Located just south of Orlando, the preserve protects the headwaters of the Everglades ecosystem. This 12,000-acre preserve is an innovative model of ecological restoration and one of the largest off-site wetlands mitigation projects ever undertaken in the United States.
The preserve is bordered by Lake Russell, one of the last remaining undeveloped lakes in central Florida. It is also home to hundreds of wildlife species, many of which are rare, such as bald eagles, Florida scrub-jays, sandhill cranes and gopher tortoises.
A hiking trail is available to visitors who want to learn about the preserve’s resident plants and animals and the Conservancy’s efforts to restore and protect them.
The Disney Wilderness Preserve offers visitors an opportunity to enjoy the natural beauty of Florida and see land restoration in progress.
Hours
The preserve is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m daily. Please call the preserve before visiting (407) 935-0002 as the preserve may have limited access due to flooding or restoration activities.
Hiking Trail
All hikers must register at the self-serve stand prior to setting out. For your safety and comfort, bring drinking water, hats, sun protection, bug repellent, and wear appropriate footwear. Hikers should always be aware of changing weather conditions.
The hiking trail leaves from the Conservation Learning Center. It includes a one-mile trip to Lake Russell, one of the last remaining pristine lakes in central Florida. For those wishing a longer experience, the trail continues beyond Lake Russell, covering a 2.5-mile loop offering a closer look at the preserve’s natural communities and its resident plants and animals.
Pets are not allowed on the preserve.
For more information click the picture above.
Some great footage from CoolDisneylandvideos
For more information check out one of my favorite websites Yesterland. They have some great classic Disney photos, and the most comprehensive coverage of Rocket Rods and every other classic Disney ride and attraction.
Here is the first official promo picture from Disney’s upcoming 3D animated feature film “Rapunzel” which comes out on November 24th.
This will be Disney’s 50th animated feature film. The image features Rapunzel (voiced by Mandy Moore) tying up future love interest Flynn Ryder (voiced by Zachary Levi) in a chair with her own hair.
For more pictures check out the related post section below.
Source
Thursday, January 7 – Sunday, January 10, 2010
From the moment you cross the start line, you know crossing the finish line will be one of the best moments of your life. It’s the WALT DISNEY WORLD® Marathon Weekend presented by CIGNA – with spectacular races through the most magical setting in the world. It’s an entire weekend filled with competition and fun starting with Disney’s Health & Fitness Expo and ending when you cross the finish line to earn the exclusive Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, or Goofy medals! If that doesn’t motivate you to new levels of character, nothing will.
Registration is now open for the following 2010 Walt Disney World® Marathon Weekend presented by CIGNA events!
* Marathon – 99% Full
* Half Marathon – Full – Visit our Groups & Charities for entries.
* Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge – Full – Visit our Groups & Charities for entries.
* Disney/Pixar UP & Away Family Fun Run 5K – Full
* Mickey’s Marathon Kids’ Fest – Full
2010 Walt Disney World® Marathon Weekend Events include:
* Walt Disney World® Marathon
* Walt Disney World® Half Marathon
* Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge
* Disney/Pixar UP & Away Family Fun Run 5K
* Mickey’s Marathon Kids’ Fest and Mickey Mile
* Disney’s Health & Fitness Expo
When it was announced that Marvel Entertainment was acquired by Disney, artists have been creating art mash-ups. Check the related post section below to see a few.
“Epic Misney†by T Campbell and John Waltrip is probably the best and most comprehensive I’ve seen produced.
John has produced a limited edition of 50 11″x17″ prints, and is selling them for just $14.99 each on his website.
I know I am going to be ordering one to display in my man room! AWESOME!
Photo by Disney/Pixar
In 2009, giant robots, teen wizards and high-flying houses dominated the box office, with moviegoers flocking to theaters to the tune of over $10 billion in ticket sales. Here are the top ten highest grossing films at the domestic box office this year.
Disney Pixar’s “Up” came in at # 3 and as you can see on our website it is leading the polls for Top Disney Movie of 2009. If you haven’t seen it yet rent the DVD..Young or Old you will love the movie as much as we did!
Tell us what you think about this years top movies? How many have you seen so far?
Up to 70% Off Twice Upon a Year Sale Restrictions: * Limited time offer, while supplies last. Valid only on select merchandise. Merchandise must be exchanged for identical item or returned at discounted price with valid packing slip. Offer valid on phone orders and orders placed online at DisneyStore.com. Not valid on purchases from DisneyOutlet.com or Disney Store retail or outlet locations. Discounts based on original retail prices. Intermediate markdowns may have been applied.
Personally I have seen on several websites where Disney had to close it’s gates this week due to hitting capacity before noon. Good or Bad you decide…
Article from the Orlando Sentinel
Orlando’s theme parks appear to be ending a lackluster year on a positive note.
Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld Orlando are all experiencing thick crowds and long lines this holiday week.
The region’s most popular theme park, the Magic Kingdom at Disney World, has been forced to close its gates multiple times this week after hitting capacity, including on Tuesday morning. SeaWorld has had to direct cars to the parking lot of its Aquatica water park and then shuttle them back to the main park. At Universal Studios, the line for the new Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster has at times topped three hours.
“I have never seen so many people packed into one area,” said Marnita Torres of New Mexico, who was in Disney’s Animal Kingdom on Tuesday.
Torres, who is visiting Disney World this week with her son and two granddaughters, was in the Magic Kingdom on Christmas Day as part of “a mass of humanity on Main Street.”
The week between Christmas and New Year’s Day is typically one of the most intensely busy periods of the year for Orlando’s theme parks. But 2009 has hardly been a typical year.
Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: MVL) is about to disappear. The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) acquisition is set to close this week. Some have criticized this $4.2 billion cash and stock deal, but there is going to be more merit to this combination with Disney than just traditional M&A. That old strategic word comes up: synergies.
For starters, Disney has a market cap currently north of $60 billion and that makes this a relatively small deal to accomplish for the Mouse House. This is also far smaller of a purchase price than when Disney paid $7.4 billion or so for Pixar in 2006. The movie business was a $10 billion venture for 2009, and most of this year was still in a recession and at a time when unemployment reached double-digits.
Pixar brought in a solid line-up. Marvel does that and then some with a library of over 5,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. The Disney family of characters is about to get far larger. The issue being brought up by some is whether Disney can revive or extract the value in all of these hidden, underutilized, or lesser-known characters. The reality is that Disney only needs to accomplish this on a few new blockbuster characters. It is already getting the X-Men, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Hulk, and more.
The $4.2 billion figure sounds expensive on the surface. While this was not updated much because of the merger, Marvel’s Thomson Reuters consensus data lists revenue expectations of $507 million for 2009 and $over $659.8 million for 2010. The Thomson Reuters consensus estimate for fiscal year-end September-2010 is $36.8 billion. Marvel’s cash balance was too small to really matter. The entire asset base here is the character line-up and the added existing distribution channel of Marvel that does not overlap with that of Disney.
If you’re as impressed as I am with the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights — wait until you see this. Disney Park Blog is sharing a look at some of the behind-the-scenes work behind the millions of lights and displays at Disney’s Hollywood Studios:
